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Letters from Whitechapel is a game of deduction and bluffing set in 1888, in the London of Jack the Ripper. It is a game for two to six players, age 14 or older.

Object of the Game

Five important detectives are on the trail of Jack the Ripper, the most infamous serial killer of all time. They must chase the mysterious murderer through the tangled streets and alleys of the Whitechapel district.

One player plays Jack the Ripper, and his goal is to take five victims before being caught. The rest of the players are police detectives who must cooperate to catch Jack the Ripper before the end of the game. …

We need to fill in a 9x9 grid with digits so that each column, row, and 3x3 section contain the numbers between 1 to 9.

Some squares are already filled in at start. Our job is to use logic to fill in the missing digits and complete the grid.

A digit is correct when:

• Each row contains NOT more than one of the same number from 1 to 9
• Each column contains NOT more than one of the same number from 1 to 9
• Each 3x3 grid contains NOT more than one of the same number from 1 to 9

The easiest way to begin is to choose a number and try to fill in all the places in the puzzle where it must appear, according to the Sudoku rules. …

Game Components

• 1 game board
• 80 land cards
• 72 animal cards
• 80 hexagonal land tiles
• 18 water tiles
• 150 round animal tiles
• 9 neutral haciendas
• 8 harvest chips
• 5 haciendas
• 72 money bills
• 5 rule summaries
• 1 rule booklet

Object of the Game

The players are estanzieros (large landowners) in Argentina. They acquire land and animals, build estanzias (haciendas), harvest and sell animals at market. The winner is the player who has most important estanziero at the end of the game; that is, who scores the most points.

Players earn points for access to markets and water, for land chains and haciendas, and for money. …

Components

• a board with 486 spaces
• 88 pieces in four different colors (22 pieces of each color). Each of the 22 pieces is a different shape.

There are: 1 piece with one triangle, 1 piece with two triangles, 1 piece with three triangles, 3 pieces with four triangles, 4 pieces with five triangles and 12 pieces with six triangles (see figure 1).

Object of the Game

Each player has to fit as many of his/her 22 pieces on the board as possible.

Game Play

Each player chooses a color and places that set of 22 pieces in front of his/her side of the board. The order of play is as follows: blue, yellow, red, green. …

The bean duel with two players uses the same rules as the variant for three players with the following changes:

• Remove the Garden Beans and the Cocoa Beans from the game.
• A player may only sell beans from his bean fields on his turn.
• The game ends when the draw deck is exhausted for the first time.
• On a player's turn, he does the following in the order indicated:

1. Plant or discard offered bean cards

The player may plant or discard the bean cards his opponent left as an offer in step 3 of his turn. This is omitted by the starting player on his first turn. …

Game Components

• 44 family members
• 4 black monks
• 1 sticker sheet
• 1 starting player marker
• 1 next starting player marker
• 40 goods tiles
• 24 customer tiles
• 15 coins
• 20 bags of grain
• 3 setup cards
• 1 mass overview card
• 32 markers
• 6 plague cubes
• 72 influence cubes
• 2 cloth bags
• 4 farmyards
• 1 game board

Setup

Place the game board in the middle of the table. It shows the village with its various areas.

A) grain harvest

B) family
C) crafts
D) market
E) travel
F) council chamber
G) church
H) well
I) village chronicle
J) anonymous graves …

Variant: Three New Types of Beans

(for 3-7 player games)

Components & Setup

Add the Cocoa, Wax, and Coffee Beans to your game.

Depending on the number of players, you will need to remove certain types of beans from the game. The number of available bean fields also depends on the number of players.

Beans in Play

Based on the number of players, remove the following types of beans and put the cards back in the box:

• three players: Cocoa Beans
• four/five players: Coffee Beans
• six/seven players: Cocoa and Garden Beans

Number of Bean Fields

If there are three players, turn over your bean field mats so the side with three bean fields shows. …

The guard looked Bartolemew Kaiss up and down for a moment, then frowned. "I'M sorry, Master Kaiss", she said, "but the princess is not seeing visitors at this time. She is, of course, in despair over the arrest of her mother". "OF course", the young composer said, nodding and looking appropriately sympathetic. "But Iam not just visiting, you see. Her Highness requested my instruction. We are to practice her singing".

"THE princess already has a vocal maestro", the gruff woman replied, raising an eyebrow. "I'M sure he knows that, Odette", said a kind voice echoing down the hall that connected the residence to the palace. The two turned to see Susannah, one of Princess Annette's handmaids, walking toward them. "What the good composer means to say is that the Princess requested his work for their practice". The young woman smiled at the dour guard, then turned to give Bartolemew a conspiratorial wink. …

Components

Jenga Boom Game includes:

• a base with built in detonator
• 36 wooden Jenga blocks
• instruction sheet

Precautions

If playing the game without any modifications, the detonator/timer can be startling to individual(s) that do not not like loud noises and/or have a heart condition.

If playing on the floor, ensure area is clean and free of debris and/or objects that could injure individual(s).

If playing while standing, ensure area is free of trip hazard(s). Depending on activity level of individual(s) playing, a circular table or table with rounded edges may be best. …

Artifacts

When playing an Artifact, place it face up on the table in front of you. These are amazing items from the Past or Future which only a time traveler can acquire.

Gadgets

When playing a Gadget, place it face up on the table in front of you. Gadgets have their own special features you can use later. Follow the directions on the card.

Actions

When you play an Action card, do whatever it says, then discard it. …